Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum vs Margay

Caluromys philander compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Margay
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Опоссумы)	Carnivora (хищные)
Family	Didelphidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Caluromys	Leopardus
Species	Caluromys philander	Leopardus wiedii

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum and Margay share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Margay
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

The Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum (Caluromys philander) is a species in the genus Caluromys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela